HITA Chapter 3

Clack—clack—clack—The galloping horses traveled through the busy streets and stopped in front of an inn. 

“Shopkeeper, give us three rooms!”

“This swordsman, my sincere apologies, but we only have two rooms left…”

“This…”

“Qing, I’ll just share a room with Lan.” A clear and elegant voice suddenly sounded from the entrance, and attracted the attention of everyone in the inn. 

The first person to step down from the carriage was a delicate-looking woman dressed in a cyan-colored maidservant attire, but she didn’t immediately leave the carriage. Instead, she supported a fair hand that stretched out from the carriage. 

Upon seeing that person, everyone couldn’t help but gasp.

Her lilac dress perfectly outlined her slender figure. Even though her long black hair was tied behind her head, it still draped down to her waist. The woman’s face could finally be seen as she exited the carriage, but everyone felt that it was a pity that the woman was wearing a veil. Nonetheless, it was still possible to see how beautiful the woman’s face was under the veil.   

Muqing looked at everyone’s dazed expressions and snorted in discontentment. She lashed the whip in her hands on the ground and hollered, “I’ll dig your eyeballs out if you continue to stare!” 

Everyone was startled by her words, and quickly withdrew their gazes. However, there were still some people sneakily peeking. It was not until the woman disappeared around the corner of the stairs that they finally let out a sigh of regret¹for not seeing her face. 

The three people who entered the inn were Shi Shuiyue, Muqing, and Mulan, who were heading towards Wulin League. 

“Sect Master, you should just let us handle these matters. Why are you doing it yourself ah?” Muqing, who was dressed as a man, directly drank from the teapot in her hands in an unrefined manner; as a result, she had the honor of receiving an eye roll from Mulan.  

“I came out because I was bored.” Shi Shuiyue took off her veil and walked towards a seat nearby. Then, she took out a storybook and started reading it. 

Muqing and Mulan: “…” So, when you kept saying that you wanted to go out, it was just to find a different place to read? 

Muqing quietly rubbed her face, and then said to Mulan, “I’ll go inquire about Wulin League first. Mulan, you keep an eye on Sect Master.” After she said that, she ran out with her sword in her hand. 

Mulan shook her head helplessly. Then she cleaned the teapot and skillfully brewed a cup of tea. She was about to bring it to Shi Shuiyue, but when she turned around, she saw Shi Shuiyue looking at her with a pair of sad eyes with half of her head covered by the book.

The corner of Mulan’s mouth twitched as she called, “Sect…Sect Master?”

“Osmanthus cake…” Shi Shuiyue weakly replied.

“But…” Who would take care of you if I’m gone? Before Mulan could finish speaking, she was defeated by Shi Shuiyue’s gaze.

“Ok, ok, ok…I’ll go buy it. Sect Master, you must be careful by yourself.” Mulan reminded Shi Shuiyue before leaving. 

“Mhm.” Shi Shuiyue vaguely replied. Then she changed her position and continued reading the storybook while lying down. 

BANG!

“Older Brother Tang, what’s wrong?” Ran Shu, who was dressed in pink, heard the loud sound in the room and ran in. However, she just saw Tang Xing sitting there, and the cup that was in his hands had fallen and shattered into pieces under the table. 

“Nothing.” Tang Xing shifted his gaze away from the window of the private room. With his head lowered, he seemed to be deep in his thoughts.

Ran Shu was somewhat scared, but she still used a soft and cutesy voice to say, “Older Brother Tang, Shu’er will go back first~” After she finished speaking, she looked at Tang Xing’s face. When she saw that there was not a single change in his expression, a trace of discontent flashed through Ran Shu’s eyes. However, she still had no choice but to leave. 

After the door was closed, Tang Xing finally came back to his senses and called out lightly, “Wu²I decided to just stick with Wu, but his name literally means fog..”

A man dressed completely in black suddenly appeared in the private room. He knelt on one knee and voiced a reply in an indifferent yet charismatic voice.

“Dig out the eyeballs of everyone who was staring at her.” Tang Xing ordered without even blinking an eye. 

“Yes.” Wu immediately disappeared. 

Tang Xing looked at the shattered tea cup, and then put his hand on his heart. 

“Why…” Tang Xing looked incredulously at the woman he loved. She had mercilessly inserted the dagger in her hands into his chest. 

“Why? Hmph—for the Tang Clan!” Ran Shu snorted in disdain. She pulled out the dagger and threw it aside in disgust. She continued to say, “If it wasn’t to obtain the Tang Clan, why would I want to be with you? So disgusting!”

Tang Xing knelt weakly on the ground. The feeling of blood continuously flowing out was truly unbearable.

Ran Shu saw that he was about to die, so she wasn’t afraid of telling him everything.

“I, since the beginning, approached you because of the Tang Clan…” Ran Shu squatted down in front of Tang Xing and continued, “But it’s such a pity. If that woman hadn’t obstructed me again and again, you would have died a long time ago—would you have survived until now?”

Who? Tang Xing struggled to open his eyes to look at her. 

“Hahaha—the leader of that evil sect ah!” Ran Shu laughed, “She repeatedly ruined my plans, but that’s alright. Last time, she must have received news and wanted to warn you—but who knew that she would die under your sword. Oh, so pitiful~” 

“You…” Tang Xing spat out a mouthful of blood and glared fiercely at her. 

Ran Shu patted her chest with feigned fright, “Aiya, so scary!”

“Unfortunately, you killed her yourself.”

Tang Xing was unable to think anymore as he lay on the ground, and only those words continued to echo in his mind. 

You killed her yourself…

The scenes of his past flashed before his eyes, and finally stopped on his first meeting with Shi Shuiyue. 

“Hey, who are you? I’m Shi Shuiyue!” The girl sitting on the tree said. 

When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had returned to six years ago.

“Young Master, what’s wrong…” The manservant couldn’t help but tremble when he saw Tang Xing’s fierce gaze.

Tang Xing came back to his senses and resumed his demeanor of a graceful gentleman. He smiled at the manservant and said, “Nothing, you can go back first.”

The manservant didn’t say anything and left the room. 

‘Ran Shu…I won’t let you off this time!’ Tang Xing sneered as he thought.

But…how was that person doing now? Tang Xing looked out the window, and felt very happy whenever he thought about all the things she did for him. However, when he recalled that he had killed her with his own hands, he couldn’t help but feel dejected. 

“I’m sorry…but this time, I won’t lose you again.”

In regards to this matter, the original Shi Shuiyue expressed, ‘Dude, you’re seriously overthinking it!’

Shi Shuiyue had gone to look for him because she was bored and had nothing better to do. Moreover, she just really liked seeing that little b*tch wanting to hit her but not being able to do so. She didn’t like him at all, okay?!

This was the reason Shi Shuiyue had such strong resentment when he killed her. 

Shi Shuiyue: “Damn it! I didn’t even do anything, yet, you little son of a b*tch dared to kill me?! Just see if I don’t go back and fight three hundred rounds with you!” As she said that, she was about to climb back into the Path of Reincarnation. 

God of Transmigration: “My Lady, please calm down! We can discuss this matter ah! It’s something we can discuss ah! Don’t be so impulsive!” 

As a result, the current situation emerged.